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- Solar power, no money down, could prove profitable
- You get a solar installation, you could get positive cash flow, and you pay no money down. Sounds like an offer you might read in some spam note from Bulgaria. But it's a legitimate offer from an legitimate cleantech company in California and Arizona. Solar...
- Tags: Electricity, Solar Energy, California, Arizona, Solar City, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
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- NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?
- NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?Very simply put, It became a religious war....Software is simply NOT a religion.So the software religious community needs to learn to sleep with itself.In retrospect, the OLPC has changed the world. Sure, it has spawned anindustry that is more to serve rich consumers...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, NPR
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- (Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)
- (Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)ProximityWhile North America tends to have affluent and poor areas of town, many countries don't work that way. You can walk along a canal of slums in S.E.Asia and hit the entrance to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods. They're not ten meters apart.Inclusão Digitalpost duplicadoInclusão DigitalParabéns pela...
- Tags: Vertical industries, city name, slum, Paulo Perantunes, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- The role of media in the Internet age
- Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, a fake news show that has acquired a huge following a group among whom I include myself, is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week. As a result, he had the chance to meet with members of...
- Tags: Newspaper, Internet, Media, News, Jon Stewart, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Who's Dumber: Bad Guys … Or Good Guys?
- Who's Dumber: Bad Guys … Or Good Guys?Bad guys don't need applauseJust money. So they'll modestly attempt to avoid receiving their due when they compromise systems. I wouldn't assume that not hearing about a success means the success has not occurred.Also, this statement is confusing:Now, we have the...
- Tags: SECURITY, flaw, exploit code, Bad Guys, exploit
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- DataSynapse survey claims HPC leading IT initiative
- Datasynapse recently released the results of a survey that indicated that IT executives were more concerned about high performance computing than virtualization (I guess that meant using virtual machine software to create a virtual server-based environment rather than a more comprehensive use of the term). I must have not been...
- Tags: Information Technology, DataSynapse, Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Average American tips 19% at a restaurant
- Although 75% of surveyors cite poor service as their main complaint, Philadelphians are the most generous tippers in the nation, leaving 19.6% versus the countrywide average of 19.0%. In comparison, diners in New York City tip the average 19.0% and in Los Angeles they tip 18.4%, Zagat found. by AM
- Tags: Zagat, AM
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Green tech reward program: Intel will recognize innovation that aids environmental cause
- I've had the pleasure of interviewing Intel Chairman Craig Barrett three times in my varied career, so I can say with authority that he is passionate about the environment. And about education. Then again, this is not surprising from technologist who also happens to be a Montana ranch owner. ...
- Tags: Innovation, Green Technology, Craig Barrett, Intel Corp., Registration Deadline, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Renting a car: it'll cost you to save on gas
- The priciest rental car? It's a hybrid, of course. Expensive and in short supply as travellers try to cur down on gas use. Not only is there a waiting list to BUY a hybrid car in many parts of the U.S. It is equally difficult to...
- Tags: Car, California, New York, Hybrid, Florida, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Loopt: iPhone app keeps track of friends
- I've been playing with a free iPhone application called Loopt (Web site, App Store). It allows you to stay connected to your friends, colleagues and relatives who are also members of the service. Loopt uses the GPS chip in the iPhone 3G and Wi-Fi triangulation in the iPhone 2G to...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Friend, Loopt, 3G, GPS, Wireless LANs, Cellular Phones, Web Site Development, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- FAA computer failure slows nationwide air traffic
- A computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration center in Atlanta has created air traffic problems across the country. From WSB Radio in Atlanta: FAA Computer Problems: Failure in the system that processes flight plans in the eastern U.S. FAA says no danger is involved. System...
- Tags: FAA, Atlanta, Computer, Productivity, Manufacturing, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...
- Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Weather Earth Desktop Wallpaper Screen Saver (exe)
- Earth Weather is a Desktop Wallpaper generator and screen saver. Earth Weather shows you how the earth looks like from the space at this very moment on your desktop wallpaper and screen saver. You can see which parts of the earth are enjoying the sun light. And in night areas...
- Tags: Desktop Wallpaper, Earth, Screensaver, GimmeGoody Software, Earth Weather
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.
- Recently I blogged about what's happened in Colorado since the voters passed a renewable energy mandate back in 2004. Today comes word that a major utility company is shuttering two coal-burning plants in Colorado and turning to more use of solar for electricity generation. State regulators...
- Tags: Utility Company, Colorado, Xcel, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?
- If you think no one will ever know about the Web sites you were surfing last night, guess again. It may not be your spouse, your boss or a cop - but there's growing interest in what sort of data your Internet Service Provider is collecting about your viewing habits....
- Tags: Google Gmail, Advertisement, Internet Service Provider, Packet Inspection, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Online Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Tech policy and presidential politics: Is it a vote getter?
- Tech policy and presidential politics: Is it a vote getter?Tech Policy should be highest priority.No one in congress or the presidential race has a clue about technology, which is the basis of our entire economy. And everyone wonders why we are falling behind in the world. Energy technology...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Fluorescent light, vote getter, presidential politic, getter, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- News to know: RIP enterprise data center; Red Hat breach; Google
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dion Hinchcliffe: Are we ready to declare the "time of death" for the enterprise data center? Joe McKendrick: Is SOA an elixir or real fix for 'medieval'...
- Tags: Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Palm Inc., Video, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Paris DK Eyewitness Travel Guide & Map (Palm) (exe)
- From the Sacre Coeur to the Arc de Triomphe, your holiday to Paris starts from the moment you open your guide, plus you get Paris maps and trasport maps. Discover the best cafe terraces, unmissable museums and galleries, loveliest parks and gardens, best areas to shop or browse, unforgettable shows...
- Tags: Paris, Palm Inc., Mobile System
- Software downloads 2008-08-25
- New York DK Eyewitness Travel Guide & Map (Palm) (exe)
- From climbing the Empire State Building to skating in Central Park - the 10 best of everything to see, buy, do, taste and avoid in New York, plus New York maps and metro maps. Discover the most amazing skyscrapers, liveliest bars and lounges, best shows and live music venues, most...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Mobile System, New York, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-08-25
- All that solar energy is wasted overnight, but now there's a way to capture it
- All that solar energy is wasted overnight, but now there's a way to capture itI wonder...If they have considered this tech working with the flow cell battery things like they have in Australia.
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar energy
- Discussion threads 2008-08-23
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